| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 18, 2019, Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into a third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) to the indenture, dated September 18, 2017, between the Company and the Trustee (as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Third Supplemental Indenture relates to the Company’s issuance of $42.5 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% notes due 2024 (the “Notes”), including $2.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of an over-allotment option, and up to an additional $3.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters (the “Offering”).
The Notes will mature on June 30, 2024 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time or from time to time on or after June 30, 2021 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per year payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing September 30, 2019. The Notes are direct unsecured obligations of the Company.
The terms of the Notes are governed by the Indenture. The Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with Sections 18(a)(1)(A) and (B) as modified by Sections 61(a)(1) and (2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and to provide financial information to the holders of the Notes and the Trustee if the Company should no longer be subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Indenture also provides that the Company may not consolidate with or merge with or into any other entity or convey or transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, unless certain specified conditions set forth in Section 801 of the Indenture are satisfied. These and other covenants are subject to certain limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.
The Company received net proceeds from the Offering, after payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, of approximately $40.6 million. Such amount represents $40.0 million in original aggregate principal amount of Notes, plus $2.5 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes representing a partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to make investments consistent with its investment objectives and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes were offered and sold pursuant to a registration statement on FormN-2 (FileNo. 333-227605), as amended, and the related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Offering closed on June 18, 2019.
The foregoing descriptions of the terms of the Indenture and the Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to their full text. The Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under anOff-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
